Nan Ondra

First, a big thanks to those who threw their hats into the ring this month without having an official judge. I did tell you, though, that there would be a judge or judges who would select a winner based strictly on what grabbed her. The two lucky judges this month are Nan and myself. We each had [...]

Who would have ever thought that fall would be upon us so quickly? I don't know about all of you, but my summer just sped by. For those of us living in extremely hot, dry climates, we're waiting for the first rains of the season to give some relief to our drought-ridden gardens, to bring [...]

This month's Picture This Photo Contest is quickly coming to a close. Our judge this month is Nan Ondra and the subject is ornamental grasses. The deadline for entries is this coming Tuesday, August 22nd at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. High Country Gardens is offering a wonderful collection of ornamental grasses as the Grand Prize for one [...]

With September's Picture This Photo Contest, we continue selecting the best of the best of our colleagues to judge what has quickly become a great place for budding and experienced photographers alike to share photos and in some cases, to be singled out as winners for the month. And so it should come as no suprise to any of you [...]

It has been one funky summer weatherwise. The East coast appears to be having one of the wettest and coolest summers on record. In speaking with some colleagues in England, they've had non-stop rain for the past 30 days with absolutely little to no sun. Mediterranean countries are experiencing hot and dry summers. Even in Israel, it is considered to be [...]